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0600 News/Sport
0615 Good Morning "Rural" NZ : See Rural Report Rundown
0630 News/Weather/Māori News
0640 Report from our Mana News team
0645 Pacific Regional News : Ex RNZ International illegible Business and financial news. David Jones
0700 NEWS CONSERVATION - Treasury pushing plan to sell off protected land to address Doc'a funding problems. Correspondence obtained by RNZ News shows Treasury Secretary Murray Horne believes there's merit in privatising some conservation land. (Anna Hughes); cabinet battle over DoC funding doesn't surprise other politicians. Comment from Labour's Finance spokesman Michael Cullen and Alliance deputy leader Jeanette Fitzsimons. (Kathryn Street); where should DoC's priorities lie? Live i/v with Harry Pawsey whose son Kit died at Cave Creek; live i/v with deputy president of Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society, Keith Chapple. CARTER HOLT HARVEY decision to close mills in Whangarei, Kumeu and Marton leaves communities considering futures. Comment from Jim Jones, Wood Industries Union, ppublican Greg Cording, Kumeu businessman Ian Jackson, and Rangitikei mayor John Wilson. (Kiri Coughlan); live i/v with reporter Charlotte Glennie, outside mill in Marton; live i/v with CHH Timber general manager Peter Coakley. BSE - Health ministry officials meeting this morning to review NZ govt's response to scare in Britain, will reconsider if risk to consumers means beef products already in shops need to be removed. Comment from Chief Medical illegible Colin Feek and MAF's national manager of agricultural security, Stuart McDiarmid. (Mark Henderson)
0730 NEWS/WEATHER/SPORTS SURGERY WAITING LISTS - CHE minister Bill English critical of CHEs for discontinuing elective surgery after annual funding allocation runs out. He's i/ved. (Mng Rpt) UNLEADED PETROL - ACT's deputy leader Ken Shirley appalled at suggestion leaded super petrol be imported until problems with unleaded high octane petrol sorted out. (q). (Marie Hosking); additional woe for oil companies in reports that aromatics in unleaded petrol responsible for rotting of storage tanks in various parts of country. Live i/v with industry spokesperson Beppie Holm. REAL ESTATE industry puzzled about why Reserve Bank Governor is blaming property sector for current inflation levels. Comment from Don Brash, Real Estate Inst president kent Prior, and Graham Crews, Massey Univ lecturer. (Corinne Ambler) FINANCE - money markets latest news with David Jones COURTS - from next week, District Court registrars rather than judges will remand prisoners or set bail conditions for most people in court on charges. Comment from senior deputy registrar John Bransgrove. (Merle Nowland)
0800 NEWS/WEATHER RAPE - police surprised and concerned by new research by criminologist Jan Jordan indicating attitude and treatment of rape victims hasn't improved in past 12 years. Comment from Det Snr Sgt Ian Fergusson and Marlene Young, US orgn for victim assistance. (Karlum Lattimore); live i/v with Rape Crisis national spokeswoman Toni Allwood and Det Sgt Brent Tomlinson. PAPERS/ASPAC HEADLINES BSE - British govt announces range of measures aimed at restoring confidence in British meat industry. Announcement comes as another case of Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease confirmed. (Keith Chalkley) MALAYSIA/NZ trade and economic ties dominate speeches by PM Jim Bolger and visiting Malaysian PM Dr Mahathir Mohamed at business association dinner in AK. (Paula Penfold)
0830 NEWS/SPORTS RUGBY - NZRFU announces $3.2 million loss in past year, blamed on advent of professional rugby, but board assured better times are coming. Live i/v with chair Richie Guy. RUGBY LEAGUE - AK Warriors turn out against Illiwara this Sunday, with expected near sell-out crowd. Live i/v with commentator Alan McLaughlan. CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS/HERITAGE parties join forces in coalition. Comment from Christian Democrat leader Graeme Lee, Christian Heritage leader Graham Capill, and National Party president Geoff Thompson. (Janice Rodenburg) ISRAEL - official inquiry into assassination of Yitzhak Rabin critical of security service Shin Bet for ignoring military intelligence information that such an attack was likely. I/v with correspondent Derek Brown. (Mng Rpt) COMMENT OZ SPOT - i/v with correspondent phil Kafcaloudes about week's events across Tasman. (Reserve Bank Governor has cut short new PM's honeymoon period by threatening to force up interest rates if govt doesn't move to raise yaxes and lower inflation)